Essays, Book Reviews & Other Work

Read author Casey Barrett’s other work, including book reviews for fellow crime writers and his contributions to The Village Voice.


Walt Whitman, Revisited: New Discoveries From the Bard of Brooklyn

By Casey Barrett
Published April 4, 2017 in The Village Voice


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Reckoning with Addiction in Crime Fiction

Crime novels are the best space to understand the emotional truths of addiction and sobriety.

By Casey Barrett
Published August 30, 2019 on Crime Reads


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In an Age of Predators, Seeking Vengeance in Crime Fiction

An Olympic Swimmer Turned Author Reckons with Sexual Abuse in Elite Sports

By Casey Barrett
Published July 30, 2018 on Crime Reads


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Private Eyes on the Mean-ish Streets of Manhattan

By Casey Barrett
Published December 7 , 2017 in The Village Voice


Jack Taylor is Back and Breaking All the Rules in “Galway Girl

By Casey Barrett
Published November 7, 2019 on Book Trib


When The Killer Is “Someone we knoW”

By Casey Barrett
Published on July 30, 2019 on Book Trib